Bigfoot in Utah
42 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#31 of 49 states with reports). A row is a submitted report, not a confirmed animal.
One profile per state. 'stats' are computed from sightings_seed.csv (4,045 mapped BFRO reports, 1869-2021, from the TidyTuesday 2022-09-13 extract). These are mapped reports in that extract, not all reports ever made and not confirmed sightings. Class A = clear sighting, Class B = sound/tracks/obscured view, Class C = secondhand or less reliable (BFRO definitions). Festivals, creatures and museums are pulled from festivals.json, regional_creatures.json and research.json.
Mapped reports
- Class A (clear sighting report): 16
- Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 26
- Class C (secondhand): 0
- Years: 1962–2021. Since 2010: 1.
- Busiest decade: 2000s (21). Busiest month: August (11).
- Seasons: spring 5, summer 17, fall 15, winter 5.
- Counties with at least one mapped report: 18.
Top counties: Cache County (6); Utah County (6); Summit County (4); Duchesne County (3); Daggett County (3).
Regional names
No regional nickname is attached to Utah in this package.
Festivals
- Mysterious X (Bigfoot, UFO & the unexplained) · Kanab · 2026 edition Sept 24-27